CREATE YOUR OWN POLITICAL CARTOON!

Global II: Adamiak

List the objects or people you see in the cartoon.

Which words or phrases in the cartoon appear to be the most significant? Why do you think so?

Which of the objects on your list are symbols?

Explain the message of the cartoon.

What special interest groups would agree/disagree with the cartoon's message? Why?

Monroe Doctrine Readings The Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine was first introduced by President James

Monroe in 1823. It stated that efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention, and that the United States would neither interfere with existing European colonies nor meddle in the internal concerns of European countries. It became a defining component of American foreign policy that would be invoked by many U.S. statesmen and several U.S. presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan.

Inherent in the Monroe Doctrine are the themes of American Exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny, two ideas that refer to the right of United States to exert its influence over the rest of the world. Under these conditions, the Monroe Doctrine was used to justify American intervention abroad multiple times throughout the nineteenth century, most notably in the Spanish-American War and with the Annexation of Hawaii .

Roosevelt Corollary Cartoon The Roosevelt Corollary This political cartoon

depicts Theodore Roosevelt using the Monroe Doctrine to keep European powers out of the Dominican Republic. The Roosevelt Corollary took the Monroe Doctrine even further, and was exercised frequently during the Wilson administration

Designing Your Own Political Cartoon

We chose to focus on these five common persuasive techniques used by cartoonists: exaggeration, labeling, symbolism, analogy, and irony. Here is a brief explanation of each technique:

Exaggeration - Cartoonists will overdo physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point.

Labeling - Objects or people are often labeled by cartoonists to make it clear exactly what they stand for.

Symbolism - Objects are used to stand for larger concepts or ideas.

Analogy - Cartoonists will 'draw' a comparison between two unlike things. You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard. You must be pretty annoying for someone to say that.

Irony - The difference between the way things are and the way things should be. Example: A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets

Designing Your Political Cartoon You will now be handed out a reading

regarding Japan’s developing relations with the U.S.

You will read the passage and select a certain MESSAGE that you would like to convey to others. I.E- Imperialism, Population problems.

Prior to drawing your cartoon you must identify the message you are conveying then develop ideas about how you will depict that idea using the five techniques

Five Techniques Exaggeration: Irony: Labeling: Symbolism: Analogy: